Unit 3 Quiz Age of Exploration
Quiz by Brittany Bailey
Grade 7
Social Studies
North Carolina Standard Course of Study
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- Q1Which of the following best describes motivations for the Age of Exploration?d. Gifts, Guns, Germsc. Spices, Natives, Educationa. Gold, God, Gloryb. Gold, Silver, Attrition30s
- Q2How did the Scientific Revolution and the Renaissance contribute to the Age of Exploration?b. Both motivated people to find different sources of wealtha. Both events encourage people to convert to Buddhism and seek enlightenmentd. Both were seen as heresy by the Catholic Churchc. Both allowed for a cultural awakening and a spirit of discovery30s
- Q3Christopher Columbus set sail to...d. All of the abovea. Spread Christianityb. Discover new landsc. Find a faster water route to Asia30s
- Q4How did the Columbian Exchange effect the global population?c. The world’s food supply increaseda. Many more people became immune to European diseased. The growth of tobacco influenced economic decisionsb. The slave trade brought millions of Africans to Europe30s
- Q5“Tuesday, 25 September [1492]. Very calm this day; afterwards the wind rose. Continued their course west till night. The Admiral [Christopher Columbus] held a conversation with Pinzon, captain of the Pinta, respecting a chart which the Admiral had sent him three days before, in which it appears he had marked down certain islands in that sea; Martin Alonzo was of the opinion that they were in their neighborhood, and the Admiral replied that he thought the same, but they had not met with them, it must have been owing to the currents which had carried them to the northeast and that they had not made such progress as the captains stated. The Admiral [Columbus] directed him to return the chart, when he [Columbus] traced their course upon it in presence of the pilot and sailors.” -Extract from The Journal of Christopher Columbus 9. The passage above is an example of a(n)d. Reason for war with Spainc. Opinion piecea. Primary sourceb. Secondary source30s
- Q6“The stench of the hold…was so intolerably loathsome, that it was dangerous to remain there for any time…The closeness of the place , and the heat of the climate…almost suffocated us…The shrieks of the women, and the groans of the dying, rendered the whole scene of horror almost unimaginable.” - Olaudah Equiano, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, 1789 In the passage above, Olaudah Equiano describes…c. Life aboard Christopher Columbus’ ship the Ninaa. Life as an indentured servantd. His first sight of the American Nativesb. A slave ship30s